31.   Auto industry officials also express some wariness about backing an organization that they did not help to establish.

32.   Auto industry officials expressed surprise that Toyota had chosen to make its stand in Texas, where the vehicle board has a reputation for siding with dealers against automakers.

33.   Baseball officials initially expressed concern about the possible ramifications of a Cuban series.

34.   Before the attacks, some American officials had expressed their preference for a relatively narrow coalition.

35.   Blank is not going to give Wolf a stake in ownership, in part because league officials have expressed concern over the precedent it would set.

36.   A corrections official expressed shock at the verdict and said the award was excessive.

37.   A company spokeswoman confirmed that PRI officials expressed caution to analysts during a conference call and told them of the decline in the ratio.

38.   A mountain of Tylenol still sits in a locked warehouse because officials expressed concern that it may not be appropriate for Japanese bodies.

39.   A senior FDIC official expressed delight at the outcome.

40.   A senior Bush administration official expressed sympathy for the FBI because the inquiry had grown so scientifically complex and knowledgeable advisers were so few.